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Chapter One – The Bombshell.

It was incredible to Nikki Bella how two minutes could feel like two years as she and Emma stood in the bathroom of the AmericanAirlines Arena waiting for the results of the home pregnancy test. She found it a little unimaginable how in two minutes your life could change forever.

The nausea had started about two weeks ago, but she had blamed that on the stress of her whole situation. Then the throwing up started last night, and she would have blamed that on stress, too, but then she came to the realization that she was late on her period. The weight of the world had crashed down on her and she had thrown up again.

Now here she stood, staring intensely at the off-white wall before her with Emma holding her hand comfortingly.

And God bless Emma. The blonde woman has stayed by her side since day one of everything going down the crapper. Since Brie quit. Since Nikki was put into countless unfair matches. Since Seth… well, Nikki didn't like talking about that. Emma would have loved to go out there and save Nikki from those awful Divas, but the Bella twin demanded the Aussie to stay out of it.

"You've already got a target on your back just for being with Ambrose. Don't put anymore unneeded attention on yourself because of me. I'll be fine."

That was what Nikki had told her dear friend, who had quickly become a sister to her. And she meant it wholeheartedly. She didn't want Emma to be a part of her mess. The girl had already gone through enough. She almost lost her job over something as petty as an arrest over a misunderstanding. She thanked god for all of those fans who stuck up for Emma and pointed out how unfair it was to fire her when other superstars had done things far worse. The Authority had no other choice but to hire Emma back so their superstars past crimes wouldn't be blown up all over the Internet.

But Nikki was in a whole different ball game now. The Internet couldn't save her from this. If that test showed positive, everything changed. The entire world would shift and nothing in her life would ever be the same again.

"Nikki?" Emma's soft Australian lilt pulled the brunette from her thoughts. "The two minutes are up. Are you ready?" She asked running a soothing hand down her friend's arm.

She didn't feel ready. It felt like a century, but she still didn't feel ready for this.

But she could only nod in response. She's hardly spoken a word since they arrived at the arena in Miami. Words were hardly important when she had a million and one thoughts running through her head.

Nikki looked down at the plastic test, her heartbeat drumming in her ears.

She wasn't all that surprised when the test showed positive. She knew. Deep down in her gut, she knew. But still she muttered, "Maybe it's a false positive."

"In all honesty, Nicole, this is the third test you've taken today and they've all been positive. I think it's safe to say that you're pregnant." Emma told her, unsure if she should be sympathetic or not. Nikki's always wanted children, but she was sure the twin didn't want it to happen this way—with a man who sold out to the Authority and who she barely spoke to anymore.

Nikki sighed, not taking her eyes away from the test. "Right."

There's a moment of silence and Emma had moved her hand to rub soothing circles on Nikki's back. This was all just so insane! Then again, after Payback things have just seemed to get crazier and crazier.

And Emma hated to bring up the disaster that was Nikki's match tonight, but the question needed to be posed. "Stephanie has you scheduled for a four on one match tonight. What're you gonna do?"

Nikki frowned as she was reminded of tonight's original dilemma. There was no way she would compete tonight. Even though she was still stunned by this discovery, there was no way in hell she was risking her baby's life for a vindictive Stephanie McMahon. So, she could just go to management and let them know what was going on. But something in her clicked.

She felt like she needed to make an impression. Go out with a bang—that was the Bella Twins style!

"I'm gonna take care of some business."

Nikki felt like throwing up again as she walked down the ramp, eyeing the four women in the ring with distain. Some of those women she used to call her friends. But recent events have proven to her that you couldn't trust anyone in this business, including the people you loved most.

But as soon as she saw Brie standing in the front row, donning her new 'Fearless Nikki' shirt, she felt like crying with joy. She ran to her sister, embracing her tightly. God, how she missed her. She was glad Brie would be here for her big announcement.

Of course, Stephanie—the Billion Dollar Bitch—came out to ruin everything. That was just her style. It didn't matter. The fact remained that Stephanie would not be getting her way tonight. But when Stephanie actually had the audacity to slap her sister and then kick her out of the arena, something inside of Nikki snapped and she saw red and her blood ran hot with fury.

She wanted nothing more than to literally rip the smile off of that woman's face.

"Start this match! Start it right now!" Stephanie screeched in that banshee way of hers.

"Actually," Nikki spoke up in the mic she had asked the ref to get her earlier, "this match won't be taking place tonight."

Stephanie's cruel eyes landed on Nikki Bella who was standing at the bottom of the steal steps. "You don't make the calls around here, Nikki. When I tell you to get in the ring, you do it. Now get in there!"

Nikki shook her head. "No."

"No?" Stephanie laughed. "You can't tell me no. Get in that ring now and do your job."

"The answer is still no, Steph." Nikki responded, unfazed. "I have an announcement to make!" She addressed the crowd, but she eyed the women in the ring for just a moment. "I, unfortunately, won't be wrestling in that ring for quite some time."

The Bella twin resisted the urge to roll her eyes as Stephanie outright laughed at her. "Oh, I get it!" She said mockingly. "You're quitting. Just like your loser of a sister. I knew you would. You Bella's are quitters and losers!"

Her jaw clenched. Stephanie was making it very hard not to let loose and beat the crap out of her. "You're wrong. I'm not quitting."

"Then why is it exactly you're defying my orders and not fighting in your match right now?"

Nikki felt her stomach turn in knots. This was it. This was the moment. "As much as I would love to fight in another one of your ridiculously unfair matches, Stephanie," she took a deep breath, bracing herself for this bomb she was about to drop, "it'll have to wait nine months plus my maternity leave."

There's a stunning silence between the two women, but the crowd had exploded into shocked gasps, which quickly turned into 'Yes' chants. From the corner of her eye, Nikki could see even the women in the ring were shocked and looking between each other, whispering. But nothing beat Stephanie's reaction. She looked like a fish out of water, eyes wide and jaw dropped to the floor.

She vaguely wondered what Seth's reaction was. She told herself that she didn't care, which was a complete lie

"Ex—excuse me?" The Billion Dollar Princess fumbled on her words.

Somehow, Nikki managed to give her boss the sweetest smile she could muster. "I'm pregnant!"

If Seth were a braver man, he would have gone out there a long time ago, thrown Nikki over his shoulder, and saved her from whatever monstrosity of a match Stephanie planned for her. He would have rescued the woman he loved like he wanted to and protected her at all costs. But still, he always only stood there in the back, watching from some monitor, as Nikki would be savagely beaten. What the hell did that say about him? A vicious voice in his head always whispered "coward" mockingly. And he agreed.

He was a goddamn coward who couldn't even protect the woman he loved. Which was exactly why Nikki Bella left his sorry ass. But he knew by now that he didn't deserve her for allowing all of this to happen to her simply for a briefcase with a contract that he'd probably never use thanks to Dean Ambrose. None of that changed the fact that he still wanted her. That he still needed her. It was almost pathetic how much he emotionally and physically desired that woman.

And it was pathetic that he watched every single one of her matches, even though he knew the terrible outcome of it all. But this was the only way he could actually see her, and maybe some part of him was hoping for a damn miracle.

Tonight Seth thought he was going to witness another Nikki beat down, so he braced himself for that. He never prepared himself for what actually happened.

For a second, he hated Brie Bella for causing more trouble. Trouble that ultimately Nikki would pay for. But then Nikki was refusing to wrestle, and he was confused. What did she mean she wouldn't be 'wrestling in that ring for quite some time'?

And then he felt the Earth shift off its axis.

I'm pregnant!

He could feel eyes on him, gauging his reaction, but he couldn't take his eyes off the screen. He couldn't tear his eyes away from Nikki Bella's smiling face.

I'm pregnant!

He felt like there was a million pounds weighing him down into the dirt.

I'm pregnant!

He felt… well, he felt a little lightheaded, actually. Was the room spinning? And why did he feel so sick all of a sudden?

Then Seth Rollins did the most cliché thing a man in his position could do. He fainted.

When Nikki returned backstage, she wasn't expecting any attention. She's been mostly avoided like the plague since Stephanie set her evil sights on her. So, she was surprised when she stepped passed the gorilla position and was almost bombarded with congratulations.

Naomi and Nattie brought her in to a little group hug saying how much they 'couldn't wait to have another little Bella in the world'. Summer and Layla gave her smiles and pats on the shoulder, expressing their congratulations (what was going on with those two anyway?). Even Paige came over to give her congratulations. Which caught her off guard. Sure, the girl was dating Roman now and was best friends with Emma, but Nikki wouldn't say they were particularly close. Regardless, she appreciated it.

Emma stood faithfully at her side, smiling but also very aware, as if she were waiting for someone to try and do something on Stephanie's orders. Despite how happy and bubbly she was, Nikki knew for a fact that Emma would not hesitate to bash someone's face into the wall if they tried to harm the one's she cared about.

Nikki was honestly disappointed and hurt that Seth hadn't been the first one to show up at the gorilla to confront her. Did he not want anything to do with the baby? Did he not think the baby was his? If that was the case, she'd kick that two-toned bitch where the sun don't shine, then maybe they never have to go through this again.

But Emma eased her concerns. "If you're wondering about Seth, he fainted after you made the announcement."

Well, sort of eased her concerns.

"Ugh, he seriously freaking fainted?" She rolled her eyes at the idea. The guy could jump off a building without flinching and be in a ladder match putting his body on the line, but he fainted at the news of becoming a father. How cliché could the guy get?

"Yeah, heard he went down like a sack of bricks." Emma confirmed pursing her lips.

The brunette sighed, shaking her head. "Oh, for the love of God. I don't have time for that. I've gotta go find Brie and tell her the news. I'll see you later? Oh, and try to make sure your boyfriend doesn't have a psycho meltdown tonight."

Emma rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Can't promise that one."

Nikki laughed before sprinting away towards the locker room so she could change.

~AAAAA~

It took Nikki a short amount of time to dress in her casual clothes and exit the arena to find her sister. She found Brie standing by her rental car, talking to someone on her cell phone. The moment Brie saw Nikki though, she immediately said goodbye to whoever was on the other line and hung up.

"Nikki!" Brie exclaimed, rushing over and throwing her arms around her sister. "Are you okay? How did the match go?" She asked, looking at her sister with big eyes filled to the brim with concern.

"There actually was no match." Nikki replied brushing some hair behind Brie's ear.

Brie tilted her head to the side, giving her a confused look. "What do you mean? Stephanie actually let you off the hook?"

"Not quite." Nikki smiled. "Oh, Brizee, you missed a bombshell after you left the building."

Brie took hold of Nikki's hands, squeezing them in anticipation. "Well, don't leave me hanging, Nicole. Tell me what happened."

Nikki bowed her head, her hair falling over her face and hiding her growing smile. "Well, Steph tried to force me into the match, but what I had to say stopped her."

"Nikkiiii, you're killing me." Brie whined, getting impatient. "What did you have to say to her?"

She looked back up at Brie. Oh, how she wished her sister could have been there to see the look on Stephanie's face. "I told her that I'm pregnant."

Brie went silent as her eyes widened and her jaw dropped. Nikki almost laughed because it was funny how Brie's expression resembled Stephanie's earlier one. Of course saying that to Brie would only cause a mini argument.

"Y—you're having a baby?" Brie questioned in astonishment.

"That's usually what being pregnant means, Brianna." Nikki responded sarcastically, but with a pleasant smile.

Brie was at a loss for words. Her sister's pregnant. And she announced it on national television. And she missed it. Though, know how Brie was she probably would have jump over the barricade to hug her sister and therefore get arrested.

"Are you… are you okay?" She asked. It was a cover up question, the real question being are you okay with it being Seth's and what was to come?

Nikki looked away trying not to let her smile falter. This day has been so crazy for her and Seth was sort of on the back of her mind. She was more concerned with the fact that she was going to be a mother and having to deal with Stephanie McMahon. But now that everything was out there and she had a moment to stop and truly think about Seth. She had no idea what was going to happen between her and her ex-boyfriend. All she knew was that she was having a baby and she's going to be a mother, and that was her main priority now.

So, she finally nodded at her sister. "I'm okay. Really… I am. If I'm going to do this on my own, being a mother is going to be my main priority. I'm going to make sure my baby has everything. My baby is going to be the happiest freaking baby on the planet! I can do this on my own. I'm fearless."

It would suck doing this without Seth, though. Not just for the fact that she missed him like crazy, but also for the fact that their child would grow up with an absent father. She knew that feeling, and she didn't want her child to go through that, but if they had to then she promised she would show them extra love for that absence in their life.

Brie brought her sister's hands to her lips and kissed her knuckle quickly. "But you won't be on your own. You'll have me. And Daniel. And I'm pretty sure Roman, too. You've become such a sister to him. Not so sure about Ambrose, but you'll have Emma and he sorta comes with her." She said, hoping to cheer Nikki up, and it worked.

Nikki laughed softly. "Yeah. I'm pretty sure babies scare the crap out of Ambrose, but if Emma's around, he'll be there too." She agreed amused, thinking on how Dean often resembled an obsessed puppy when it came to the Aussie.

"You're not alone in this." Brie stated, bringing Nikki in for another hug. "I promise you that, Nicole."

She smiled latching on to her sister. "Thanks, Brie." She gave her sister a squeeze before pulling back but still keeping her hands on Brie's shoulders. "Now how about we get out of here? We can call mom so she can yell at me for announcing I'm pregnant on national television."

Brie smirked, suddenly looking very proud of herself. "That can wait. I have a little something planned for the Billion Dollar Princess."

I've had this idea in my head for awhile and I just needed to get it out! This story will be multi-chaptered, but I don't plan on it being a long story. But... yeah. SETH/NIKKI BABY! YASS!

Next chapter will have Nikki/Seth confrontation.

**EDIT: Okay, so I needed to fix something here. This story is no longer a companion piece to 'Hope It Was Worth It', because mathematically, Nikki would be about two months pregnant in this story and clearly that just doesn't work with how this story is panning out. So, how it's going to be from now on, is that after Seth's betrayal they continue with their relationship, trying to work it out, but it the end it doesn't, so eventually Nikki leaves Seth. I'm going to work that whole angle into the story.

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